Bosom-board



(ModeL) 2 sheetsesheet 1".

J. WEHiRLE.

BOSOM BOARD.

Patented Mar. 3, 1885.,

Arnnrr tries.

JACOB \VEHRLE, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

BOSOM- BOARD.

SPECEFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 313,267, dated March 3,1885. Application filed March a, 1884. (ModeL) To all whom itmayconcern:

Be it known that I, J AOOB WEHRLE, a resident of the city of Cincinnati,in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have'invented certain newand useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention has for its object to provide a cheap and convenientironing-board specially adapted for ironing shirts and other likearticles of apparel; and to these ends the invention consists in thepeculiar construction and arrangement of parts, as fully describedhereinafter, whereby to facilitate the ironing of the neckband and bosomat one operation without removing the article from the board, while atthe same time adapting the device for ironing shirts of different sizes.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top view of a deviceillustrating my invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation of that side of thedevice shown at the left hand in Fig. 1. It may be remarked, however.that both sides of the device are in elevation substantially alike. Fig.3 is an elevation of the front endthat is to say, that end which is atthe left hand in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 shows a central longitudinal sectionofsaid device. Fig. 5 is a cross-section of said device taken at thedotted line a: a: of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 shows a plan view of the neckpieceof the device shown in Fig. 1, the upper portion or top plate beingpartially broken away. Fig. 7 shows a side elevation of the preferredform of interior mechanism for adjusting the neck-piece of said device.Fig. 8 is a face View of a retaining-collar adapted to hold the adjListing-screw and related parts in their proper relative positions, asshown in Fig. 7. Figs. 9 and 10 show in perspective the two blocks orsections composing the neckpiece, the section shown in Fig. 9beinginverted. Fig. 11 is a longitudinal vertical section of the deviceshown in Fig. 1, said section being taken at the dotted line 3 3 ofFigs. 1 and 5. Figs. 12 and 13 are detail views of a portion of thebase-board, showing the slots and openings therein.

A is a base-piece,of suitable material, preferably flat, and to which isattached in a suitable manner the neck-piece B, consisting of a fixedsection, B, and an adj ustable section, B

The section B (shown inverted in 9) has a semicircular block, b, to thetop of which is secured a disk, I), which is preferably made oft-hinwood. In this circular disk 1) two slots, 11 and b are cut. Two pins,b", project from the block b nearly to the edge of the disk I), and fitinto corresponding holes, b, in section 13. From the bottom of theblockb two loops or eyes, If, project downwardly. The handleblock 0 ispreferably secured to the section B by screws, andtwo openings, b permitthe passage of screws to fasten the handleblock G to the section B. Arim, 1), of sheet copper or brass or other suitable material,surroundsthe edge of the block b, and is secured to the bed-piece A, preferablyby means of perforated ears b attached to said rim b and a screw passingthrough each perforation into the bed-piece A. A slight space existsbetween the rim 1) and the outer edge of block 1), into whichthe'projecting ends of a corresponding rim, 1), from section B project.The section B (shown in Fig. 10) is provided with this rim F", of sheetcopper or brass or other suitable material, the ends of which projectvery considerably beyond the edge of the block. Two holes, I), penetratethe section B", and are intended to respectively receive the pins 1). Ahole, b", also extends through the section B". On the top of the sectionB is placed a gage, b, which may be read through the opening Win thedisk I) when the parts are in their proper relative positions, as shownin Fig. 1.

The block (J has a handle, 0, on one end, and in the other a hole isout, which contains the mechanism for moving the section B". This holeis lined with a metallic loop, 0', which, with the details, is fullyshown in Fig. 7. The screw 1) passes through an opening in the loop 0,and its extremity rests in a hole in the farther side of the loop 0'. Inbeing inserted in place it is screwedthrough the standard E. A pin, F,is also inserted through the end of the block 0, and in crossing thespace in the end of the block passes through both portions of. the loop0 and through a smooth opening in the standard E. Ascrew, H, which holdsthe loop 0 to the block 0, reaches upward into a hole in the pin F, andthus prevents its Withdrawal.

It will oftentimes be desired to conceal externally the end of pin F andits hole in the end of the block 0. This may be accomplished, as shown,(see Fig. 4,) by shortening the pin F a little, so that when inserted inplace its adjacent end shall not reach quite to the outer end of theblock 0, and then filling the outer end of the hole with a plug, F, ofwood or material of the same description as that of which the block 0 iscomposed.

To complete this mechanism, the yoke G comes in. This yoke is shown inFig. 8, and consists of a flat piece of metal provided with a hole, g,through which the pin F passes. and a slot, which closely encircles thenarrow neck cl of the screw D, and this prevents its withdrawal. Thestandard E projects downwardly, passing through theopening b in disk I);also through the opening b in sect-ion B", into which it tits snugly andprojects also into the slot a in board A. Obviously it is not essentialthat the standard E should project into the slot a.

In Fig. 5 are shown the ends of two long holes, a, which enter the boardA. Two slots, w, (shown in Figs. 11 and 12,) are cut into and acrossthese holes from the top of the board A. Into these slots the loops 0Fig. 9, re-

' spectively fit, and the openings of the loops correspond to theopenings of the holes a. Two long pins, 1) p, are passed through theholes a and loops thus securing the neckpiece to the bosom-board. Theends of these pins project slightly beyond the edge of the board A, andform a means of attaching the end piece, A. to it, these ends of saidpins litting snugly intoholes p in said end piece, A.

The mode of operation is briefly as follows: The bed piece or board A isintroduced into the shirt, the bosom lying on the board A, and theneckbandencircling the neckpiece B. Through the holes in the back of theneckbaud a pin may be passed into the opening d in the back of theneck-piece B to hold the neckband of the shirt in position, and also tohold together at one end of theneck-piece the adjacent ends of theneckband. By this arrangement the bosom is stretched ontou the board andmay be ironed perfectly, while the neckband fits around the neck-pieceand may be ironed against its edge. By the adjusting apparatus the ciiculnference of the neck piece may be increased or diminished to suit anysize of neckband.

The adjusting apparatus is operated as follows: On turning the screw Dby means of its handle D to the right, supposing it to be a right-handedscrew, the standard E is forced outwardly-that is, toward the head ofthe screw D. The screw D itself cannot move out because of the yoke G.The standard E is then made to slide backward and forward along the pinF, and moves freely in the slots a and b but as it fits snugly in thehole I) it moves the section B with it either forward or backward as thestandard E moves. The

I gage I) seen through the slot b shows to what size the neck-piece hasbeen adjusted. As the ends of the rim b extend for some distance underthe ends of the rim b, no break in the continuity of the rim is effectedby separating the sections B and B. By this arrangement both bosom andband can be everywhere neatly and smoothly ironed without wrinkles beingpresent in either the inside or outside of the band or that part of thebosom immediately adjacent to the seam or in the bosom itself. Thus theneck of the wearer of the shirt will not be rubbed or chafed orscratched.

The neck-piece B can be made adjustable for other sizes of neck bandthan those shown on the gage in Fig. 10.

It will be obvious that some of the details of construction of myimproved ironing-board may be varied without departing from the spiritof the invention, and without,therefore, limiting myself to the exactconstruction and arrangement of parts shown,

I claim- 1. The combination, with the ironing-board, of a neck-piececonsisting of one fixed and one adjustable section or block, said blocksbeing provided, respectively, with a gage and with a disk having anopening adapted to register with said gage, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

2. The combination of the base A, neckpiece B, consisting of blocks orsections B B, Overlapping rims b b", secured, respectively, to saidblocks or sections, and an adjusting device, D, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the base A, of the neck-piece B, consisting ofsections B B, Screw D, adjnstabl y securing said blocks together,standard E, pin F, and yoke G, substantially as set forth.

4. 'l he combination, with the base A, of the neck-piece B, consistingof sections B B, one of which is provided with a slotted disk, b, andpins I)", and the other with a gage. b, and openings 1), to receive saidpins, adjusting device D, and overlapping rims b" b secured,respectively, to said sections of block B, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with the base A, of the neck piece provided withloops fitting recesses in said base, and locking-pins p, engaging saidloops, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with the base A, of the neck-piece provided withloops fitting recesses in said base, locking-pins p, engaging saidloops, and end piece, A, provided with holes 1) to receive the ends ofpins 9, and secured to the base, substantially as set forth.

J AOOB WEHRLE.

Witnesses:

WALTER CHAMBERLIN, JNO. W. STREHLI.

